Extension of development assistance grant will aid Sihanoukville port project
Japan extends its official development (ODA) assistance grant to Cambodia.
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Japanese gov’t helps fund Mekong forecasting system
Japan grants $2.9 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC).
Japan provides $2 million for flood victims through WFP
Japan provides $2 million to WFP to mitigate the impact of floods on food security.
Hashimoto takes Tokyo 2020 top job after sexism row
Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020’s new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.
Japan Olympic minister top pick for 2020 chief after sexism row: reports
Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as the top candidate to replace Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori after he resigned over a sexism row, reports said Wednesday.
Japan Heart sends young cancer patients to Japan despite challenges
Okayama Medical Center has selected two difficult cases from the 36 Cambodian pediatric patients being treated at JHCMC to receive surgery in Japan.
Online Kizuna Week to promote Cambodian-Japanese cultural exchange
Kizuna Week to promote cultural exchange between people of Cambodia and Japan.
Japanese NGO projects awarded grants
Japan has agreed to provide $754,321 to two organisations under the framework of the Grant Assistance for Japanese non-governmental (NGO) projects.
Dozens injured in strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima injured dozens of people, authorities said Sunday, nearly 10 years after the eastern region was hit by a huge quake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Tokyo Olympics boss refuses to resign over sexist remarks
Japan’s gaffe-prone Tokyo Olympics chief apologised on Thursday for making sexist remarks that prompted outrage, but refused to resign and dug a deeper hole when he admitted he didn’t “speak to women much”.
Tokyo seeks 10,000 medical staff for Olympics despite virus surge
Japan’s government said Tuesday it still planned to recruit 10,000 medical personnel for the virus-delayed Olympics, despite the heavy strain on the healthcare system caused by a third wave of infections.
Japan to provide more than $200,000 worth of fire engines
Japanese to provide second-hand fire engines to Phnom Penh Administration.
Japan to assist in Cambodian customs clearance automation
The Japanese government will assist the Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) in setting up an automated customs clearance system that will speed up cargo clearance time, alleviating congestion problems that slow the process.
Japan provides grant and commends police officer
Cawa will use its part of the grant to construct a water supply system.
Japan suspends entry of all non- resident foreign nationals to curb
Suga: Entry of all non-resident foreign nationals into the country will be suspended.
13 dead, hundreds injured as record snowfall blankets Japan
JMA has urged people to refrain from making non-essential outings.
Japan working to isolate, analyse new virus variant
Japan is working to isolate and analyse a new variant of the c-19 arrived from Brazil.
Support for Olympics hits new low in Japan: poll
Support for holding the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer has hit a new low in Japan, a poll found Sunday as the country battles a third wave of infections.
Tokyo calls for state of emergency over virus third wave
Tokyo’s governor on Saturday asked Japan’s central government to declare a new state of emergency as the country battles a third wave of the coronavirus, with record numbers of new cases.
Japan to halt all new entries from abroad next week
Japan to halt all new non-resident foreign arrivals coming from overseas from today.
Japan offers retrial hope for death row inmate
Japan’s highest court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of a man described as the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, raising new hope for the 84-year-old, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Japan provides $400,000 grant, China gives foot-and-mouth vaccine
Japan provides $392,371 to projects in Koh Kong, Kampong Chhnang and Mondulkiri.
Japan to donate around $1 mil to medical and education sectors
Since 2002, the Japanese government has provided over $41 million for 130 projects.
Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth
In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2.
18 percent of Olympic tickets sold in Japan to be refunded
About 18 percent of tickets sold in Japan for next year’s coronavirus-postponed Olympics will be refunded, Tokyo 2020 organisers said Thursday, with over 3.6 million seats still reserved domestically for the Games.
Nike anti-racism commercial sparks big response in Japan
A Nike advert highlighting racism and bullying in Japan has caused a stir on social media, with some users even calling for a boycott of the company.
Japan residents to get free COVID-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed yesterday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases.
Japan and UNDP sign $3 million grant to combat plastic waste pollution in Kingdom
A$3 million grant agreement to combat plastic pollution in the Kingdom.
ANA to resume direct flights from Japan to Phnom Penh
Japanese airline company All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced it will resume the scheduling of two direct flights per week from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport to Phnom Penh International Airport between Dec 1, 2020 and Jan 31, 2021.
Tokyo urges residents to avoid ‘non-essential’ outings
Tokyo’s governor on Wednesday urged residents to avoid non-essential outings and asked businesses serving alcohol to shut early as Japan battles record coronavirus infections.
